President Adama Barrow and his ministers of Thursday met over a report by a taskforce on 38 women who returned to the country from Lebanon last year.
Cabinet met on Thursday as part of its weekly convergence with the president presiding.
According to a statement by statement, a report of the taskforce established by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice into the circumstances surrounding the trafficking of 38 Gambian women returnees from Lebanon was also discussed.
“It would be recalled that between 2014 and 2020, a number of women were recruited to work in Lebanon under contract terms. Upon arrival in Lebanon, the women were asked to sign contracts which were written in Arabic, a language they could not read or understand and have no idea of the conditions of work. Their passports, identity cards and mobile phones were seized by their employers and some were also abused.
“In September 2020, 38 Gambian women in Lebanon returned to The Gambia through a support from a Swedish based NGO called Action for Humanity. The returnees claimed they were trafficked to Lebanon. The Attorney General and Minister of Justice requested the National Human Rights Commission to lead investigation in…,” the statement said.
